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Every year at our Master’s graduation ceremony, EPFL awards the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to preeminent researchers and other figures who have made a significant contribution to science and engineering.
Some key figures
55 years
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Founded in 1969, EPFL is one of the youngest institutes of technology in the world
nearly 18,000
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students and employees make EPFL a bustling, dynamic campus today
over 130
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nationalities represented, making EPFL one of the three most international universities in the world
more than 500
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laboratories, chairs and research groups, in disciplines ranging from math and life science to architecture and engineering
more than 370
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internationally recognized professors. In 2022, the proportion of female faculty recruited rose to 37%.
13
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EPFL researchers are among the 1% most cited in their fields globally
N° 26
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in the QS World University ranking, alongside Princeton and Yale
13
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publications per professor in 2023
72%
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publications with one or more international partners
23
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startups created in 2023 (almost two per month), for a total of more than 390 since 2000
over 470 million CHF
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in funding raised by EPFL spin-offs in 2022
over 1 billion CHF
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the size of our annual budget, with around one third coming from third parties